I have to be honest I initially got a recommendation for your story and when reading the summary I was not that enthused however, after reading it I can honestly say that this was very good. I appreciate your attention to detail and creativity while tieing the original characters to your own stories versions. This is going in my favorites for sure. Thank you for the story and please keep writing

I can't believe I never reviewed this! I've reread this so many times, and it's definitely one of my favorite ItaSaku AUs! The world you created has such great character (that's meant to be singular FYI), and the way you interspersed flashbacks was brilliant-seamless and moving along the pacing. I just wish there was more of this fic, and this universe! Favorite parts include the conversation they had where Sakura chides Itachi for feeling like he needs to put his life in perspective, Sakura's thinking process as she remembers how she first began investigating Itachi, your creativity in adapting ninja skills to your AU, all the details of setting and costume elements-you just really made it come to life. Serious kudos to you on world-building, pacing, plot, and character interaction. Thanks for writing!